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We're a group of individuals and artists who want to
preserve the integrity of Jules Andre Smith's legacy to the art world, the MaitlandArtCenter
(MAC).

MAC was founded by Smith in 1937 as an artistic oasis for artists, as
well as the viewing public, and given to the people of Florida by court order
in 1969 as a Public
Charitable Trust. We are striving to make sure that Smith's mission
lives on, as he intended, for the welfare of the community. We feel the best
way to do that is for MAC to achieve National
Historic Landmark Status (NHL). This would elevate the stature and
historical significance of the site in a positive way for the community and
would provide eligibility for outside funding, primarily from federal sources
and grants, for its preservation and
restoration.

The Friends of MaitlandArtCenter
presented a proposition to the City of Maitland that NHL status should be pursued once again after the issue was dropped by the Association running the facility several years ago. Documentation was offered to the City in June 2012 and the recommendations were warmly received and eventually acted upon by
the City Council.We're
happy to report that National Historic Landmark Status was achieved in 2014.Thank
you Friends of MAC for bringing this important issue to light with the City
of Maitland
and helping to get the nomination process restarted.

News and updates on NHL
status can be found under the Current NHL Status tab. Other issues which may be of interest to Friends of MAC,
including community events, lease agreements and safeguarding of the art
collection, are located under Other News.